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Nicolas Gomez DavilaTo tolerate does not mean to forget that what we tolerate does not deserve anything more.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

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Lao-TzuStop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found.

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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Somerset MaughamTolerance is another word for indifference.

—  Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer

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TacitusThe worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all.

—  Tacitus, 55-120 AD, Roman historian

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Lao-TzuWhen you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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Fyodor DostoyevskyMan is a creature that can get accustomed to anything, and I think that is the best definition of him.

—  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer

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Aleister CrowleyIntolerance is evidence of impotence.

—  Aleister Crowley, 1875-1945, British magician & occultist,

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Somerset MaughamYou are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.

—  Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer

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Will DurantTolerance grows only when faith loses certainty; certainty is murderous.

—  Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher

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John KennedyTolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

—  John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963]

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Victor HugoToleration is the best religion.

—  Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer

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Franklin RooseveltIf civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.

—  Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945, American President [1936-1945]

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Barbara WaltersDeep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.

—  Barbara Walters, 1929-2022, American TV journalist

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Gabriel Garcia MarquezThe problem in public life is learning to overcome terror; the problem in married life is learning to overcome boredom.

—  Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1927-2014, Colombian writer

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Charles de GaulleI respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.

—  Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President

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Benjamin FranklinHe is not well bred, that cannot bear ill breeding in others.

—  Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer

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Samuel Taylor ColeridgeI have seen great intolerance shown in support of tolerance.

—  Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1772-1834, English poet & philosopher

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Sam GoldwynNinety percent of the art of living consists of getting along with people you cannot stand.

—  Sam Goldwyn, 1879-1974, American film producer

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Arthur ClarkeCivilization will reach maturity only when it learns to value diversity of character and of ideas.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Give people a second chance, but not a third.

—  H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer

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Dr. Thomas FullerMasters should be sometimes blind and sometimes deaf.

—  Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734,  English physician and adage collector

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E. M. ForsterHave you ever noticed that there are people who do things which are most indelicate, and yet at the same time – beautiful?

—  E. M. Forster, 1879-1970, British writer

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Bob RossWe don’t really know where this goes — and I’m not sure we really care.

—  Bob Ross, 1942-1995, American painter & TV personality

Thomas SowellThe next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

George EliotThe responsibility of tolerance lies in those who have the wider vision.

—  George Eliot, 1819-1880, English writer

Bertolt BrechtWhen evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out “stop!”. When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable, the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

Terry PratchettOh dear, I'm feeling political today. It's just that it’s dawned on me that “zero tolerance” only seems to mean putting extra police in poor, run-down areas, and not in the Stock Exchange.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Donald RumsfeldDon’t divide the world into “them” and “us”. Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents. Accept them as facts. They have their jobs and you have yours.

—  Donald Rumsfeld, American politician

Theodore AdornoThe bourgeois is tolerant. His love for people as they are stems from his hatred of what they might be.

—  Theodore Adorno, 1903-1969, German philosopher

W.H. AudenCivilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

—  W.H. Auden, 1907-1973, British poet

Franklin P. JonesNothing makes you more tolerant of a neighbor's noisy party than being there.

—  Franklin P. Jones, 1908-1980, American columnist

Alexandre DumasTruly generous men are always ready to become sympathetic when their enemy’s misfortune surpasses the limits of their hatred.

—  Alexandre Dumas, 1802-1870, French writer

Henry MillerIf you can fall in love again and again if you can forgive as well as forget, if you can keep from growing sour, surly, bitter and cynical you've got it half licked.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Henry MillerI soon found out you can’t change the world. The best you can do is to learn to live with it.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

P.J. O’ RourkeI guess the argument of contextuality is that anything is okay as long as it's done by people who are sufficiently unlike you.

—  P.J. O’ Rourke, 1947-2022, American columnist & writer

Nicolas ChamfortFor truly honest people with principles, God’s ten commandments are summed up in one written over the entrance to Telem Monastery: “Do whatever you want.”

—  Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer

Francis Scott FitzgeraldHer philosophy is carpe diem for herself and laissez faire for others.

—  Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American writer

Helen KellerTolerance is the first principle of community; it is the spirit which conserves the best that all men think.

—  Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American writer

Leonardo da VinciHe who does not punish evil commands it to be done.

—  Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian polymath & painter

Bob RossAny way you want it to be, that’s just right.

—  Bob Ross, 1942-1995, American painter & TV personality

Ancient Greek

EuripidesOne has to endure the idiocy of those who rule.

Τας των κρατούντων αμαθίας φέρειν χρεών.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Phoenissae

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Marcus AureliusMen exist for the sake of one another. Guide them then or bear with them.

Οι άνθρωποι γεγόνασιν αλλήλων ένεκα. Ή δίδασκε ούν ή φέρε.

—  Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations VIII, 59

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DemocritusIt is magnanimous to bear offense calmly.

Μεγαλοψυχίη το φέρειν πραέως πλημμέλειαν.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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Movie Quotes

Some Like It Hot (1959)- “But you don't understand, Osgood! Ohh... I'm a man.”
- “Well, nobody's perfect.”

—  from the film Some Like It Hot (1959)

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